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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Mining precious metals through e-waste recycling
Every day, Americans throw away enough cell phones to cover a football field. That kind of disturbing statistic is what motivates Privahini Bradoo (MBA 2008) to extract precious metals from the 50 million tons of electronics discarded, globally, each year. She saw an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Understanding the Digital Frontier
Web 2.0 opportunities for your firm are endless. Managers can engage with customers via blogs (caution: they take much more time than you think). Victoria’s Secret and thousands of other firms have highly successful exposure on Facebook... View Details
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
isn’t just about breaking barriers or achieving parity—it’s about fundamentally transforming how organizations operate. The crossroads of rapid technological advancement, changing workplace dynamics, and evolving societal expectations has View Details
- 30 Jan 2012
- News
Shopping Around
Calabrese: "Never mistake motion for action." Courtesy Julia Calabrese A commercial real-estate mogul who quotes Hemingway? That would be Julia Calabrese (OPM 22, 1995), CEO at London-based McArthurGlen Group UK Ltd., a leading owner,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Our Students for a Changing World
Harvard Innovation Labs Students at the i-lab facilities in Batten Hall (photo by Rose Lincoln) The Harvard Innovation Labs are an ecosystem that bring entrepreneurial ventures to life. Successful ventures like RapidSOS—a startup that has... View Details
- 18 Apr 2018
- News
Into the Light
flame. “It’s simple: health care improves dramatically with electricity,” says Poindexter, whose background is in sustainable energy. What began for her as an effort to create 100 percent renewable electrical grids, has since evolved into... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Mark Fuller
Fuller Photo courtesy Monitor Group While many HBS grads hanker for a plum job with a major consulting firm, Mark B. Fuller started his own. He made the leap from HBS assistant professor to cofounder and CEO of the Monitor Group in 1982.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy
November 2013, and launched its first official new market expansion into Washington, DC, in February—a city close in culinary and cultural equivalence to Brussels. The Question: Bookalokal's cofounder and CEO Evelyne White (MBA 2010)... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo
CEO of Borders Group, Inc. - which includes more than 250 Borders Books & Music superstores around the globe, 900 Waldenbooks stores throughout the United States, and Borders.com - DiRomualdo runs an organization that rang up $2.6 billion... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
McKinsey before coming to HBS. Beck, cofounder and CEO of beauty retailer Bluemercury, tells Uberoi, a member of the student-run Retail & Luxury Goods Club, how she went from consultant to entrepreneur to retail maven, with 70-plus stores... View Details
- 17 Oct 2019
- News
Venturing Away from Venture Capital
Illustration by Peter Arkle Illustration by Peter Arkle Sandra Oh Lin (MBA 2003) has raised enough venture capital for now, thank you very much. Lin is the founder and CEO of KiwiCo, which designs and delivers science and art project kits... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
that if they’re going to recruit and retain the best talent, then the city has to be someplace where people really enjoy living. Houston’s quality of life and entrepreneurial climate were what brought Troy Thacker (MBA 2000) back to... View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- News
When you see an opportunity, follow what you believe in
Scott Smith (MBA 1991), CEO of Cellect Technologies, talks about how entrepreneurs see opportunities and follow through on their beliefs. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 06 Jan 2021
- News
A Message from Dean Srikant Datar
and I am indeed the 11th Dean of the Harvard Business School, a true honor and privilege. HBS is truly an extraordinary institution. My overwhelming feeling is one of feeling really privileged and tremendously excited to be given this View Details
- 01 Feb 2017
- News
New Regional Offices Broaden HBS’s Intellectual Reach
practices. Since then, the Initiative has established nine research centers and five offices that facilitate case writing and research; build connections with alumni and other leaders of industry, government, and academia; and create... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Short Takes
Rewarding the Top Dog The media, institutional investors, and even government officials all seem to have an opinion about CEO compensation, often criticizing how and how much top executives are paid. But do View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Springboard Boosts Funding Prospects for Women Entrepreneurs
According to a recent study by the venture capital research firm VentureOne, even in average economic times, women CEOs typically receive just 6 percent of the $69 billion available in venture capital in the United States. In an effort to... View Details
- 19 Dec 2014
- News
Atlanta Alumni Connect Around a 'Vision' for the New HBS
give our institution the resources it will require to meet the challenges this future will bring,” said Dean Nohria. “As we do so, we need to think not only of the challenges and opportunities facing Harvard Business School, but also the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Action Plan: Portfolio Strategy
varied work people often aspire to achieve at the end of their career, Gillani says. “Well, why wait?” How to: Build a Portfolio Career Create the space. Choose roles with companies that provide the time and space to pursue skill-building... View Details
- 02 Sep 2021
- News
Elevating Ethiopian Entrepreneurs
We’re really trying to address some of these problems in a holistic fashion. “The opportunities for women-led ventures in Ethiopia are massive. But if you look at the business community, I'd say less than 10% of the ventures are... View Details